CHEERIOMAGNETIZATION (cheer ee oh mag net i zay’ shun) n. The tendency of the last four or five Cheerios in the bowl to cling together for survival.

Why do they do it, when it is their destiny to be consumed by us? Those little very lightly sweetened, cholesterol-reducing oaty O’s that seem to have been around forever. They swim in a pool of milk with a sandbar made of sugar, and still they try to cling together, avoid the spoon the best that they can. That is what Cheeriomagnetization is all about. You could experiment with the plain kind, or flavored ones like honey nut or apple cinnamon, but no matter what kind you use, be it a discount clone or the real thing, the Cheeriomagnetization factor will always be there, challenging us to finish our breakfast up, so we can let our pets clean up the rest of the milk in the bowl. It’s a conspiracy of man and beast against the oaty O’s, and the bad guys, that’s us humans and creatures, are always going to win. Read more...(225 words, 1 image, estimated 54 secs reading time)